Heart of Darkness — Page 10
"I don't want to bother you much with what happened to me personally,"
"제게 개인적으로 일어난 일로 여러분을 너무 귀찮게 하고 싶지는 않습니다,"
he began, showing in this remark the weakness of many tellers of tales who seem so often unaware of what their audience would like best to hear;
그가 말을 시작했는데, 이 말에서 청중이 가장 듣고 싶어 하는 것을 종종 알아채지 못하는 듯한 많은 이야기꾼들의 약점이 드러났다;
"yet to understand the effect of it on me you ought to know how I got out there, what I saw, how I went up that river to the place where I first met the poor chap.
"하지만 그것이 제게 미친 영향을 이해하려면, 제가 어떻게 그곳에 가게 되었는지, 무엇을 보았는지, 어떻게 그 강을 거슬러 올라가 그 불쌍한 친구를 처음 만난 장소에 이르게 되었는지를 알아야 합니다.
It was the farthest point of navigation and the culminating point of my experience.
그곳은 항해의 가장 먼 지점이자 제 경험의 절정이었습니다.
It seemed somehow to throw a kind of light on everything about me—and into my thoughts.
그것은 어쩐지 제 주변의 모든 것과 제 생각 속에 일종의 빛을 던져주는 것 같았습니다.
It was sombre enough, too—and pitiful—not extraordinary in any way—not very clear either.
그것은 충분히 음울하기도 했고—또한 애처롭기도 했습니다—어떤 면에서도 특별하지 않았고—그다지 명확하지도 않았습니다.
No, not very clear.
아니요, 그다지 명확하지 않았습니다.
And yet it seemed to throw a kind of light.
그럼에도 불구하고 그것은 일종의 빛을 던져주는 것 같았습니다.
"I had then, as you remember, just returned to London after a lot of Indian Ocean, Pacific, China Seas—a regular dose of the East—six years or so, and I was loafing about, hindering you fellows in your work and invading your homes, just as though I had got a heavenly mission to civilize you.
"그때 저는, 여러분도 기억하시다시피, 인도양, 태평양, 중국해를 두루 항해하고—동양을 제대로 경험하고—6년 남짓 만에 런던으로 막 돌아왔고, 마치 여러분을 문명화할 천상의 사명을 받은 것처럼 여러분의 일을 방해하고 여러분의 집을 침범하며 빈둥거리고 있었습니다.
It was very fine for a time, but after a bit I did get tired of resting.
한동안은 참 좋았지만, 얼마 지나지 않아 쉬는 것도 지겨워졌습니다.
Then I began to look for a ship—I should think the hardest work on earth.
그러자 저는 배를 찾기 시작했는데—세상에서 가장 힘든 일이라고 생각합니다.
But the ships wouldn't even look at me.
하지만 배들은 저를 거들떠보지도 않았습니다.
And I got tired of that game, too.
그리고 저는 그 일도 지겨워졌습니다.
"Now when I was a little chap I had a passion for maps.
"자, 제가 어렸을 때 저는 지도에 대한 열정이 있었습니다.
Vocabulary
- 제게
- je-ge — To me; dative form of the first-person pronoun
- 개인적으로
- gae-in-jeok-eu-ro — Personally; from a personal point of view
- 일어난
- il-eo-nan — Happened; occurred; past modifier form of 일어나다
- 일로
- il-lo — Because of this matter; on account of this thing
- 여러분을
- yeo-reo-bun-eul — You all; everyone (object form, polite plural)
- 너무
- neo-mu — Too; excessively; very much
- 귀찮게
- gwi-chan-ke — Annoyingly; in a bothersome or troublesome manner
- 하고
- ha-go — And; doing; connective form of 하다
- 싶지는
- sip-ji-neun — (Do) not want to; topic-marked negative desire form
- 않습니다
- an-seum-ni-da — Do not; formal polite negative verb ending
- 그가
- geu-ga — He; subject form of the third-person pronoun
- 말을
- mal-eul — Speech; words; object form of 말
- 시작했는데
- si-jak-haen-neun-de — Started but; began speaking with a contrasting nuance
- 이
- i — This; demonstrative determiner for nearby things
- 말에서
- mal-e-seo — In these words; from this speech or remark
- 청중이
- cheong-jung-i — The audience; listeners as a subject
- 가장
- ga-jang — Most; the most; superlative adverb
- 듣고
- deut-go — Listening and; connective form of 듣다 (to listen)
- 싶어
- si-peo — Want to; expresses desire in informal speech
- 하는
- ha-neun — Doing; present modifier form of 하다
- 것을
- geo-seul — The thing; object form of the bound noun 것
- 종종
- jong-jong — Often; frequently; from time to time
- 알아채지
- al-a-chae-ji — Noticing; perceiving; negative base of 알아채다
- 못하는
- mot-ha-neun — Unable to do; present modifier of inability
- 듯한
- deut-han — Seeming like; appearing as if; modifier form
- 많은
- man-eun — Many; numerous; modifier form of 많다
- 이야기꾼들의
- i-ya-gi-kkun-deul-eui — Storytellers'; possessive plural form of 이야기꾼
- 약점이
- yak-jeom-i — Weakness; weak point as a subject
- 드러났다
- deu-reo-nat-da — Was revealed; became apparent; past tense of 드러나다
- 하지만
- ha-ji-man — However; but; common conjunctive adverb
- 그것이
- geu-geo-si — That thing; it as subject form
- 미친
- mi-chin — Crazy; had; past modifier of 미치다 (to affect/go mad)
- 영향을
- yeong-hyang-eul — Influence; effect as an object
- 이해하려면
- i-hae-ha-ryeo-myeon — In order to understand; conditional purpose form
- 제가
- je-ga — I; humble subject form of first-person pronoun
- 어떻게
- eo-tteo-ke — How; in what way; interrogative adverb
- 그곳에
- geu-go-se — There; to that place; locative form of 그곳
- 가게
- ga-ge — Come to go; resultative connective of 가다
- 되었는지
- doe-eot-neun-ji — Whether (something) came about; indirect question form
- 무엇을
- mu-eo-seul — What; interrogative pronoun in object form
- 보았는지
- bo-at-neun-ji — Whether (one) saw; indirect question past form
- 강을
- gang-eul — River; the river as an object
- 거슬러
- geo-seul-leo — Against the current; upstream; connective of 거슬러 가다
- 올라가
- ol-la-ga — Go up; ascend; connective form of 올라가다
- 불쌍한
- bul-ssang-han — Poor; pitiful; unfortunate; modifier of 불쌍하다
- 친구를
- chin-gu-reul — Friend as an object; accusative form of 친구
- 처음
- cheo-eum — First time; the beginning; initial encounter
- 만난
- man-nan — Met; past modifier form of 만나다 (to meet)
- 장소에
- jang-so-e — At the place; locative form of 장소 (place/location)
- 이르게
- i-reu-ge — To reach; to arrive at; connective of 이르다
- 되었는지를
- doe-eot-neun-ji-reul — Whether it came to be; indirect question object form
- 알아야
- al-a-ya — Must know; necessity form of 알다 (to know)
- 합니다
- ham-ni-da — Do; formal polite present tense verb ending
- 그곳은
- geu-go-seun — That place (topic); topic-marked form of 그곳
- 항해의
- hang-hae-eui — Of the voyage; possessive form of 항해 (navigation/voyage)
- 먼
- meon — Far; distant; remote; modifier form of 멀다
- 지점이자
- ji-jeom-i-ja — A point and also; copula listing form of 지점
- 제
- je — My; humble possessive form of first-person pronoun
- 경험의
- gyeong-heom-eui — Of experience; possessive form of 경험 (experience)
- 절정이었습니다
- jeol-jeong-i-eot-seum-ni-da — Was the peak; climax; formal past tense of 절정이다
- 그것은
- geu-geo-seun — That thing (topic); topic-marked form of 그것
- 어쩐지
- eo-jjeon-ji — Somehow; for some reason; vague causal adverb
- 주변의
- ju-byeon-eui — Of the surroundings; possessive form of 주변
- 모든
- mo-deun — All; every; universal determiner
- 것과
- geot-gwa — And things; conjunctive form of 것 (thing)
- 생각
- saeng-gak — Thought; idea; thinking
- 속에
- so-ge — Inside; within; locative form of 속 (inside)
- 일종의
- il-jong-eui — A kind of; a sort of; possessive of 일종
- 빛을
- bi-cheul — Light; beam of light as an object
- 던져주는
- deon-jeo-ju-neun — Casting; throwing onto; present modifier of 던져주다
- 것
- geot — Thing; matter; bound noun used broadly
- 같았습니다
- ga-tat-seum-ni-da — Seemed like; appeared to be; formal past of 같다
- 충분히
- chung-bun-hi — Sufficiently; enough; adequately
- 음울하기도
- eum-ul-ha-gi-do — Also gloomy; also somber; listing form of 음울하다
- 했고
- haet-go — Did and; past connective form of 하다
- 또한
- tto-han — Also; moreover; in addition
- 애처롭기도
- ae-cheo-rop-gi-do — Also pitiful; also pathetic; listing form of 애처롭다
- 했습니다
- haet-seum-ni-da — Did; formal polite past tense of 하다
- 어떤
- eo-tteon — Some; any; what kind of; indefinite determiner
- 면에서도
- myeon-e-seo-do — In any aspect; even from any angle or point
- 특별하지
- teuk-byeol-ha-ji — Not special; negative base of 특별하다
- 않았고
- an-at-go — Was not and; past negative connective of 않다
- 그다지
- geu-da-ji — Not particularly; not very; used with negatives
- 명확하지도
- myeong-hwak-ha-ji-do — Not even clear; not distinct at all
- 않았습니다
- an-at-seum-ni-da — Was not; formal polite past negative ending
- 아니요
- a-ni-yo — No; a polite negative response or correction
- 명확하지
- myeong-hwak-ha-ji — Not clear; negative base of 명확하다 (to be clear)
- 그럼에도
- geu-reo-me-do — Even so; nevertheless; concessive connector
- 불구하고
- bul-gu-ha-go — Despite; in spite of; used in 불구하고 construction
- 그때
- geu-ttae — At that time; then; temporal adverb
- 저는
- jeo-neun — I (topic); humble first-person topic form
- 여러분도
- yeo-reo-bun-do — You all also; topic-additive form of 여러분
- 기억하시다시피
- gi-eok-ha-si-da-si-pi — As you all may remember; hearsay/recall conjunctive
- 인도양
- in-do-yang — Indian Ocean; body of water between Asia and Africa
- 태평양
- tae-pyeong-yang — Pacific Ocean; largest ocean on Earth
- 중국해를
- jung-guk-hae-reul — China Sea as object; sea near East/Southeast Asia
- 두루
- du-ru — All around; throughout; widely; extensive adverb
- 항해하고
- hang-hae-ha-go — Sailing and; connective form of 항해하다
- 동양을
- dong-yang-eul — The East; the Orient as an object
- 제대로
- je-dae-ro — Properly; correctly; thoroughly; as it should be
- 경험하고
- gyeong-heom-ha-go — Experiencing and; connective of 경험하다
- 6년
- yuk-nyeon — Six years; a period of six years
- 남짓
- nam-jit — A little over; slightly more than a given amount
- 만에
- man-e — After; in a span of (time); temporal postposition
- 막
- mak — Just now; right then; immediately; temporal adverb
- 돌아왔고
- dol-a-wat-go — Returned and; past connective of 돌아오다
- 마치
- ma-chi — Just like; as if; used before simile expressions
- 사명을
- sa-myeong-eul — Mission; calling as an object; 사명 means duty/mission
- 받은
- bad-eun — Received; past modifier form of 받다
- 것처럼
- geot-cheo-reom — As if; like; simile form using bound noun 것
- 여러분의
- yeo-reo-bun-eui — Your (plural, polite); possessive form of 여러분
- 일을
- il-eul — Work; affairs as an object; object form of 일
- 방해하고
- bang-hae-ha-go — Interfering and; connective of 방해하다 (to disturb)
- 집을
- jib-eul — House; home as an object
- 침범하며
- chim-beom-ha-myeo — Intruding while; connective of 침범하다 (to invade)
- 빈둥거리고
- bin-dung-geo-ri-go — Loafing around and; connective of 빈둥거리다
- 있었습니다
- it-eot-seum-ni-da — Was; existed; formal past continuous of 있다
- 한동안은
- han-dong-an-eun — For a while (topic); topic form of 한동안
- 참
- cham — Really; truly; indeed; emphatic adverb
- 좋았지만
- jo-at-ji-man — Was good but; past concessive of 좋다
- 얼마
- eol-ma — A little; some amount of time or quantity
- 지나지
- ji-na-ji — Not passing; negative base of 지나다 (to pass)
- 않아
- an-a — Not; informal negative connective of 않다
- 쉬는
- swi-neun — Resting; present modifier form of 쉬다
- 것도
- geot-do — Even the thing; additive form of bound noun 것
- 지겨워졌습니다
- ji-gyeo-wo-jeot-seum-ni-da — Became tedious; got bored of; formal past of 지겨워지다
- 그러자
- geu-reo-ja — Then; upon that; sequential conjunctive adverb
- 배를
- bae-reul — Ship; boat as an object
- 찾기
- chat-gi — Finding; nominalized form of 찾다 (to find/seek)
- 세상에서
- se-sang-e-seo — In the world; locative form of 세상
- 힘든
- him-deun — Difficult; hard; modifier form of 힘들다
- 일이라고
- il-i-ra-go — That it is a task; quotative form of 일이다
- 생각합니다
- saeng-gak-ham-ni-da — I think; formal polite present of 생각하다
- 배들은
- bae-deul-eun — The ships (topic); plural topic form of 배
- 저를
- jeo-reul — Me; humble first-person in object form
- 거들떠보지도
- geo-deul-tteo-bo-ji-do — Not even glance at; not bother to look at
- 않았고
- an-at-go — Did not and; past negative connective of 않다
- 그리고
- geu-ri-go — And; furthermore; common additive conjunction
- 일도
- il-do — Work also; additive topic form of 일
- 자
- ja — Now; well; interjection to draw attention
- 어렸을
- eo-ryeot-seul — When young; past modifier of 어리다 (to be young)
- 때
- ttae — Time; when; period; common temporal noun
- 지도에
- ji-do-e — On a map; locative form of 지도 (map)
- 대한
- dae-han — About; regarding; modifier form of 대하다
- 열정이
- yeol-jeong-i — Passion; enthusiasm as a subject
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